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Illegal gold mining: Ghana arrests 46 foreigners | News24

31 Oct 2013 Illegal gold mining: Ghana arrests 46 foreigners Share Accra - Ghana has arrested 46 more foreigners suspected of illegal gold mining in the last week, including 43 Chinese, two Indians and an American, an immigration official told AFP Thursday.

Dozens feared dead after mining truck explodes in Ghana ...

Jan. 20 (UPI) --Dozens of people are feared dead after a mining truck exploded in a town in Ghana on Thursday. Abdul Ganiyu Mohammed, regional coordinator of the National Disaster Management ...

2 alleged illegal miners killed, 2 others arrested during ...

2 Two alleged illegal miners were killed and two others arrested in a stand-off with a private mining security company in Boksburg on Friday. It is alleged the shooting between a group of alleged illegal miners started following a conflict over territorial boundaries. Two bystanders were injured after being caught in the crossfire.

Ghana Arrests Chinese in Gold Mining Regions - The New ...

Last week, Ghana's minister for lands and natural resources warned that a crackdown on illegal miners was imminent, even as he was meeting with Chinese officials from Guangxi on the issue ...

Sweet and Sour: China in Ghana – The Diplomat

At that time Ghana's status as a gold mining hub made it one of the fastest-growing economies in West Africa. Advertisement Today many …

China, Ghana work closely to tackle illegal mining ...

Last month, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama launched an inter-ministerial task force on illegal mining to arrest, prosecute and deport any foreign nationals found in small-scale mining in ...

Ghana arrests Chinese for 'illegal mining' - BBC News

Ghana arrests Chinese for 'illegal mining'. At least 124 Chinese nationals suspected of illegal gold mining have been detained in Ghana, officials say. Chinese officials said most of those ...

Dig for gold in Ghana at your own risk, Chinese miners ...

General News of Tuesday, 23 April 2019. Source: scmp.com Dig for gold in Ghana at your own risk, Chinese miners warned after arrests

Illegal Ghana gold mine owner arrested after collapse ...

Last year, the death of 15 miners was said to be Ghana's worst such disaster. Ghana, previously known as the Gold Coast, remains one of …

Popcaan not under arrest - Artiste's camp rubbishes rumour ...

The Silence deejay has been in the country for a few months and has shared his many ventures from touring gold-mining company TransEco Minerals and Mining, to ringing in the new year at the Gatsby Gala Night where he spent GHS$100,000 (J$2.4 million) on a bottle of champagne during an auction. The posh event was hosted by Ghanaian millionaire ...

Tarnished Gold: Illegal mining stokes Indigenous divisions ...

Tarps set up by people illegally mining for gold dot the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous reserve in Roraima state, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. The number of wildcat miners at sites across the ...

Mining Truck Explodes in Ghana, Killing Dozens - The New ...

In 2019, 16 people were killed at a gold mining site in northern Ghana, and in April 2018, six people died after the roof of a tunnel collapsed at a mine operated by the U.S.-based mining firm ...

TALKING DRUM: A time with Ghana's youngest DCE | 3NEWS

Ghana's youngest DCE says, the issue of galamsey — illegal gold mining — is also a huge issue in his constituency and he is making frantic efforts at getting the youth who indulge in the trade to desist from such.

Illegal mines tarnish gold from Ghana - The Mail & Guardian

The work is also risky: last week 17 people were killed at an accident at a gold mine in Kyekyiwere in central Ghana. Mishio leads a …

Ghana's Chinese Gold Rush - FPIF

Over the last decade, thousands of Chinese gold-seekers have streamed into Ghana, most of them from Guangxi Province in Shanglin County, where an age-old tradition of gold mining exists. When the Chinese government cracked down on unscrupulous mining and private operations were banned, Shanglin's miners sought other sources of gold outside China.

Ghana arrests Chinese and Indian illegal gold miners - BBC ...

Ghanaian police arrest 46 foreign nationals from China and India accused of illegally mining gold in the River Offin in central Ghana.

Illegal miner burnt by Adamus security personnel dies at ...

27-year-old Michael Derry, alias Budo, was arrested on Adamus' mining concession at Anwia-Bokazo in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region by the company's security personnel. After allegedly molesting Derry, the security personnel poured fuel on him and torched him until he sustained life-threatening burns, according to an eyewitness.

Illegal gold mining: Ghana arrests 46 foreigners | News24

Accra - Ghana has arrested 46 more foreigners suspected of illegal gold mining in the last week, including 43 Chinese, two Indians and an American, an immigration official told AFP Thursday. The latest raid in the crackdown on illicit gold mining in the central region, which included gunfire but no injuries, raises the number of those arrested ...

A/R: Scores of illegal miners arrested, equipment ...

A/R: Scores of illegal miners arrested, equipment destroyed. January 20, 2022. 0. 32. Some illegal miners in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region have been arrested by the Central Command of the Ghana Armed Forces for engaging in unauthorized mining activities. The illegal miners were arrested by members of 'Operation Halt,' a ...

Dig for gold in Ghana at your own risk, Chinese miners ...

But news website Asia by Africa reported last month that 50,000 Chinese migrants had poured into Ghana in recent years, drawn by the country's unprotected mineral wealth and sky-high gold prices.

Growing Civil Society Anger in Ghana About the Government ...

Ghana AG: Chinese Nationals Arrested for Illegal Mining Will Not Be Deported and Will Instead Do Prison Time in Ghana Ghanaian Attorney General Godfred Dame announced that military forces acting as part of the ongoing crackdown on illegal gold mining known as "galamsey" have detained 45 people, including 10 Chinese ...

AngloGold's shares slammed as Ghana mine remains shut | Fin24

The gold producer - which has operations in Ghana, Tanzania, the DRC, Australia and South America - said net profit for the six months to end of June was $362 million compared to $382 million seen in the corresponding period in 2020. AngloGold Ashanti sold off its last remaining gold assets in South Africa to Harmony in a R5 billion transaction.

5 dead after Ghana gold mine collapse | News24

A search and rescue operation is underway. Local police have arrested two people in conjunction with the deaths. Illegal gold mines are common in Ghana, the world's second-largest gold-producing country, providing a source of income for those who cannot find jobs elsewhere. Gold retails at around €60 per gram in the West African country.

Galamsey: Government to spend GHC60,000 to reclaim one ...

A hectare of degraded land caused by the activities of illegal small-scale miners will cost the government GHC60,000 to restore it to the natural state, Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands ...

Illegal miner burnt by Adamus security personnel dies at ...

Illegal miner burnt by Adamus security personnel dies at Korle Bu. The illegal gold miner who was last Wednesday allegedly assaulted and set ablaze by security personnel of Adamus Resources, a mining company at Nkroful, has died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. He died on Sunday, December 26, 2021.

124 Illegal Chinese Gold Miners Arrested in Ghana ...

Ghanaian police have arrested 124 Chinese citizens over suspicions that they are involved in illegal gold mining activities. Last month John Dramani Mahama, the president of Ghana, formed a ...

Influx of Chinese goldminers sparks tensions in Ghana ...

Influx of Chinese goldminers sparks tensions in Ghana Illegal small-scale mines are an opportunity for poor Chinese immigrants – but are blamed for environmental destruction Share 8 in Share 0 Email Afua Hirsch, west Africa correspondent The Guardian,Tuesday 23 April 2013 15.38 BST Jump to comments ( 3 ) Link to video: The price of gold: Chinese mining in …

Ghana arrests 124 Chinese citizens for illegal gold mining ...

Thu 6 Jun 2013 04.15 EDT Ghanaian authorities have arrested 124 Chinese citizens for illegal gold mining in the resource-rich west African country, highlighting the social and environmental...

Miner's death in Ghana sparks Beijing protest | Financial ...

Ghana's crackdown on illegal mining has escalated over the past several months, with more than 90 illegal Chinese miners arrested in the raid …

Why many of Ghana's gold miners are giving up - BBC News

You can hear more on Ghana's gold miners in World Business Report on BBC World Service at 17:32, 19:32 and 22:32 GMT on Monday, 30 December 2013. More on this story Ghana arrests Chinese gold miners

2 Chinese galamsey operators arrested at ... - Modern Ghana

The exercise was in response to the directive by President Nana Akufo-Addo for all to help end the illegal mining manace in Ghana particularly, on river bodies. It was revealed that the two chinese illegal miners who have been arrested will be transported to Accra for the laws of the country to deal with them.

inter ministerial on illegal mining not targeted at chinese

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) has arrested nine Chinese men allegedly engaging in illegal mining operations in Kwakyiekrom in the Ashanti Region. The operation which was conducted between the hours of 05:40 pm and 12:00 am on September 8, 2019, and was led by the monitoring and evaluation team of the IMCIM.